Wearing black on Thursdays demonstrates a desire for a community where we can all walk safely without the fear of being beaten up, verbally abused, raped, or of being discriminated against due to your sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, gender or ethnicity.


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Many women live in fear, and it’s time to speak out and say we’ve had enough. One in five women have been physically abused by a partner, and one in four are likely to experience sexual violence or abuse at some stage during their lives. Our sisters, our mothers, our grandmothers and our daughters could all be victims of violence. We want our community to be a safe place not only for ourselves, but for our friends and family.

The Thursdays in Black campaign began in the 1980s by the World Council of Churches to protest against violence. The campaign soon spread, and has been embraced worldwide as a strong voice against societal inequalities.

Wearing black on Thursdays demonstrates a desire for a community where we can all walk safely without the fear of being beaten up, verbally abused, raped, or of being discriminated against due to your sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, gender or ethnicity. It shows that you want to be free.

The Campus Feminist Collective sells Thursdays in Black t-shirts and give out free stickers in the quad every second Thursday. Events around the country are organised for Thursdays in Black National Day of Action on the 27th of May, so look out for details of what’s happening on the day and come along to show your support. By simply wearing black on Thursdays, we are uniting as a university and joining the global campaign against violence.

For more information email campusfeministcollective@yahoo.co.nz